GoDaddy Inc. $GDDY Stock Sold by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al trimmed its stake in GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) by 12.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 255,900 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 37,800 shares during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in GoDaddy were worth $24,441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Parcion Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in GoDaddy by 152.0% during the 3rd quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,195 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $592,000 after buying an additional 3,737 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of GoDaddy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $349,000. Choreo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of GoDaddy in the third quarter valued at about $210,000. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 2.5% in the third quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 4,073 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Finally, Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of GoDaddy by 1,094.8% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. now owns 2,282 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 2,091 shares during the period. 90.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on GDDY shares. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on GoDaddy from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 25th. William Blair cut GoDaddy from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Benchmark decreased their target price on shares of GoDaddy from $185.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of GoDaddy from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $95.00 price target for the company. in a report on Sunday, October 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of GoDaddy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $76.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, GoDaddy has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $111.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at GoDaddy

In related news, CAO Phontip Palitwanon sold 530 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.19, for a total transaction of $53,630.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 17,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,740,872.76. This trade represents a 2.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Amanpal Bhutani sold 4,500 shares of GoDaddy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.50, for a total value of $438,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 500,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,755,167.50. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 31,358 shares of company stock valued at $3,031,831 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

GoDaddy Stock Performance

Shares of GDDY opened at $117.55 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 561.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.08 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.14. GoDaddy Inc. has a 12 month low of $71.59 and a 12 month high of $137.93.

GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.33 billion. GoDaddy had a return on equity of 628.36% and a net margin of 18.56%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.51 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that GoDaddy Inc. will post 7.35 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting GoDaddy

Here are the key news stories impacting GoDaddy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings and revenue exceeded expectations. GoDaddy reported adjusted earnings of $2.08 per share, ahead of estimates ranging from $1.82 to $1.90 and up from $1.51 a year earlier. Revenue increased 6.1% year over year to approximately $1.34 billion, slightly above the $1.33 billion consensus. GoDaddy Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Airo momentum is strengthening the growth outlook. Management highlighted accelerating customer adoption and monetization of Airo, with its annualized revenue run rate reportedly surpassing $100 million and doubling from the prior year. Broader growth across GoDaddy’s segments also contributed to the quarter’s performance. GDDY Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Revenue Growth and Airo Gains
• Positive Sentiment: Management expects to reach the high end of its full-year revenue guidance. That outlook reinforces investor confidence that product improvements, customer monetization and Airo-related demand can sustain growth. GoDaddy expects to hit high end of full-year revenue guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings-call transcript provided additional detail on Airo, customer trends, margins and the company’s forward strategy, but did not identify a major new risk beyond the factors disclosed with the results. GoDaddy Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: A shareholder lawsuit has been announced, creating a potential legal and reputational overhang. The notice solicits investors who purchased shares before September 2025; the allegations and potential financial impact were not detailed in the provided report. Lawsuit Alert: GoDaddy Investors Should Contact the Shareholders Foundation

GoDaddy Profile

GoDaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY) is a global technology company that provides online tools and services to entrepreneurs, small businesses and individuals. Its platform helps customers establish, manage and grow an online presence, with offerings that include domain-name registration, website hosting, website and online-store builders, professional email and digital marketing tools.

The company also provides services designed to support commerce and customer engagement, including e-commerce functionality, online appointment scheduling, payments and other business-management capabilities.